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(3) The difficulty of the careless tenant is being
partly met by the sale of new cottages on the
instalment plan. In this district it is rare to
have to issue a summons against an owner.
(4) Water supply, closet accommodation and refuse
disposal are satisfactory.
HOUSINC STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1925.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total 146
(b) With State assistance under the
Housing Acts, 1919, 1923, or
1924:—
(i) By the Local Authority 56
(ii) By other bodies or persons 90
1. Unfit Dwelling Houses—Inspection:—
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 182
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which
were inspected and recorded under the
Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations,
1910 43
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to
be in a state so dangerous or injurious
to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 11*
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive
of those referred to under the preceding
sub-heading) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 29
* This applies only if the parents have children living with them.